Stephen King would laugh his ass off. (He got so addicted to the song, Tabitha about left him. Stuck with him through the booze and cocaine, drove her batshit with Mambo #5.)
Memorizing names couldn’t be easier. Use mnemonics, the more absurd, the better.
For example; You meet a guy named Mike. Picture Mike, right then and there, jamming a huge microphone down his throat. Guy named Scott? Imagine him with a talking Scotty dog head. Take several seconds and concentrate on the image. It’ll sink in permanently, I promise.
Tell 'em straight up, “Hold on. Memorizing your name. OK. Done. Hi Mike! I’m Scott, think of my head as a talking Scotty dog. Now we’ll never forget each other!” And you won’t.
Stephen King would laugh his ass off. (He got so addicted to the song, Tabitha about left him. Stuck with him through the booze and cocaine, drove her batshit with Mambo #5.)
Memorizing names couldn’t be easier. Use mnemonics, the more absurd, the better.
For example; You meet a guy named Mike. Picture Mike, right then and there, jamming a huge microphone down his throat. Guy named Scott? Imagine him with a talking Scotty dog head. Take several seconds and concentrate on the image. It’ll sink in permanently, I promise.
Okay, but what if I meet someone named Shit-eating-Greg-who-fucked-all-the-chickens?
thats a made up name
Nah, Greg is just short for Gregory - it’s not a common name any more, but it’s definitely a real name.
i knew a guy name gregorny
Then you already have a mnemonic. I’ll leave it up to your imagination.
Got anything for Simon?
Picture a disciple of Jesus washing your feet with his hair and grinning up at you. Done!
Crazier, better.
New acquaintance: “Why the Hell are you staring at me like that…? What’s wrong with you?”
Tell 'em straight up, “Hold on. Memorizing your name. OK. Done. Hi Mike! I’m Scott, think of my head as a talking Scotty dog. Now we’ll never forget each other!” And you won’t.
Me? Nothing. You’re the one deepthroating a microphone.
By the time I took several seconds to concentrate on that they already walked away and think I am an idiot, rightfully so.
Great advice!